Earl Brunner on wed 24 apr 02
I agree with Tom on this one, Manganese is only ONE of the problems (and
maybe not
the worst) in the scenario that you describe. If know one wants to BE
responsible,
ask who is LIABLE.......
Tommy Humphries wrote:
> I think, if nothing else, ** I ** would begin wearing a good respirator
to
> the studio at all times, just to get the point across. I don't care
whether
> the studio is "communal" or completely private...those conditions are not
> acceptable, manganese or no manganese. Get a list of all the chemicals in
> use, and request MSDS's for each, then present the studio heads with
copies,
> and make copies available to all who want them...perhaps knowledge will
> spark changes in this situation.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carol Tripp"
> >
> > What about a communal studio where manganese is used one day a week by a
> > class? They make a dark brown slip with it and put it all over large
hand
> > built forms. Then they scratch at the surface to make marks and then
> leave
> > the pieces on the shelf for the kiln woman to fire. No masks are worn.
> The
> > pieces are fired in an electric kiln located in a tiny room openning on
to
> a
> > wide alleyway.
> > There is no air filtration system in this studio. Work surfaces are
> sponged
> > but the floor is only ever wet washed when the plumbing breaks.
> > Occasionally, the studio is vacuumed using a standard household vacuum.
> > What do you think about the manganese? (I know the studio hygiene is
> > deplorable.) I just want to know about the manganese.
> > Regards,
> > Carol
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Carol Tripp on wed 24 apr 02
John Britt wrote:
>Jeff,
>Manganese may not be absorbed into your hands but it may get into any cuts
>you have. Or cuts you may get while throwing.( When the metal rib slips.)
>Surely it gets under your fingernails and when you eat without getting it
>all off, then it is in your stomach.
>
>Also, as we all know, the spinning wheel throws clay everywhere. Splashes
>it
>up in your face, in your eyes, etc. Therefore you are getting manganese all
>over the studio, your body and your clothes. Then you put those clothes in
>your washer. Now it is in your house, on your families clothes, etc. (This
>is exactly what happened in Libby Montana at the vermiculite factory.
>Family
>members who never when to the plant got aspestosis.)
>
>Now you have manganese everywhere. If that worth it?
>
>I hope so.
What about a communal studio where manganese is used one day a week by a
class? They make a dark brown slip with it and put it all over large hand
built forms. Then they scratch at the surface to make marks and then leave
the pieces on the shelf for the kiln woman to fire. No masks are worn. The
pieces are fired in an electric kiln located in a tiny room openning on to a
wide alleyway.
There is no air filtration system in this studio. Work surfaces are sponged
but the floor is only ever wet washed when the plumbing breaks.
Occasionally, the studio is vacuumed using a standard household vacuum.
What do you think about the manganese? (I know the studio hygiene is
deplorable.) I just want to know about the manganese.
Regards,
Carol
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Tommy Humphries on wed 24 apr 02
I think, if nothing else, ** I ** would begin wearing a good respirator to
the studio at all times, just to get the point across. I don't care whether
the studio is "communal" or completely private...those conditions are not
acceptable, manganese or no manganese. Get a list of all the chemicals in
use, and request MSDS's for each, then present the studio heads with copies,
and make copies available to all who want them...perhaps knowledge will
spark changes in this situation.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Tripp"
>
> What about a communal studio where manganese is used one day a week by a
> class? They make a dark brown slip with it and put it all over large hand
> built forms. Then they scratch at the surface to make marks and then
leave
> the pieces on the shelf for the kiln woman to fire. No masks are worn.
The
> pieces are fired in an electric kiln located in a tiny room openning on to
a
> wide alleyway.
> There is no air filtration system in this studio. Work surfaces are
sponged
> but the floor is only ever wet washed when the plumbing breaks.
> Occasionally, the studio is vacuumed using a standard household vacuum.
> What do you think about the manganese? (I know the studio hygiene is
> deplorable.) I just want to know about the manganese.
> Regards,
> Carol
>
>
>
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